Ian Morris
Ian Morris loves televisions so much he's been banned from wedding chapels in Las Vegas for trying to marry them. When he's not romancing technology, he can be found watching American TV. Ian likes roast potatoes, but he doesn't like digital rights management.
Wednesday 16 September 2009, 6:24pm
Thanks Vodafone, but what if you're not Ian Morris?
I recently wrote about my abysmal experience with Vodafone. In the comments for the blog, a Vodafone customer service representative called Mat posted, telling me to get in touch if I had any more problems. Well, as nice as it was of Mat to make the offer, what do you do if you're not a journalist on the UK's biggest technology site? Click here for more
Tuesday 25 August 2009, 3:27pm
So long, Vodafone -- and thanks for nothing
I've been a Vodafone customer for years. I first joined around the turn of the Millennium, when I switched over from what was BT Cellnet. Recently though, I've been thinking Vodafone doesn't offer the best value for money and because there were no new phones on its books that I wanted, I decided I'd give SIM-only a try. Little did I realise how difficult it would be. Click here for more
Friday 21 August 2009, 11:04am
Peter Mandelson and the £50,000 fines for music downloaders
When you read a story in the Daily Mail, sometimes it's hard to know if it's based in the same universe that the rest of us inhabit. So when I read that Peter Mandelson had proposed a strict new law that could see filesharers subjected to a £50,000 fine, and potentially prison time, I had to double-check with other publications. But it does indeed appear that Mandelson has made the proposals, which could see all sorts of people in some very hot water. Click here for more
Tuesday 2 June 2009, 4:27pm
Electricity wants me dead
Last week CNET got a little visit from a man who had come to test the electronics in our building. This largely involves walking around with a machine that drives grown men mad with its beeping, making sure that every cable and appliance isn't going to suddenly go all sadistic and kill us with mains electricity. Click here for more
Friday 22 May 2009, 3:07pm
Time to kill the video star as YouTube jumps the shark
Don't get us wrong: there are plenty of utterly awesome, absolutely hilarious and otherwise brilliant videos on YouTube. The service has some rather spectacular problems, too -- so much so that we're calling Google out. It's time for the search giant to call it a day on the popular video-sharing site. Here's why it should shut up shop. Click here for more
Friday 15 May 2009, 11:28am
Working from home is the future
I am a geek -- and that means late nights doing geek stuff and a propensity to not wake up when my alarm clocks start their desperate call for my attention every morning. Last night, I watched TV until the small hours, which usually spells disaster in the morning -- but not today, because it's national working from home day. So I am. Click here for more
Monday 30 March 2009, 5:39pm
Dear Microsoft, where's my sack of cash?
I'm told I'm famous. "At last," I cried, when Rory informed me last week I was an international superstar. "The day I've been waiting for," I bellowed across the office. Luckily, I stopped before telling everyone I was finally getting out of my day-to-day existence and suggesting they should stick their collective heads up a collection of pigs. Click here for more
Monday 16 March 2009, 12:41pm
The music industry should be paying YouTube
It's almost as if there's some sort of law in music publishing that requires everyone to act like a total idiot. The recent YouTube spat with the Performing Rights Society (PRS) has proved once and for all that those involved in music don't have the first clue what they're doing. Click here for more
Articles by Ian Morris
BBC: We may do 1080p on Freeview HD
Crave We've been trying to find out which format BBC HD would use on Freeview for some time now -- we were surprised to learn the service could use 1080p
Philips Cinema 21:9 (56PFL9954H/12)
Review If you're a movie lover with deep pockets, the Philips Cinema 21:9 is unlikely to disappoint, offering a truly immersive way to enjoy films shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio in the comfort of your couch. Its great picture quality and fantastic audio are also complemented by a lovely design and plenty of features
Runco LED projectors Q-750i and Q-750d: Almost certainly excellent, but costly
Crave We love video projectors for watching movies, but the problem is those lamps, which don't generally last very long and cost loads to replace. Now Runco thinks it has a solution, albeit a pricey one
BBC HD on Freeview: Rolling out across UK in 2010
Crave The BBC today announces which regions will get HD services on Freeview. Manchester and most of London will be the first, going live on 2 December
Boxee announces Boxee Box for the ultimate media experience
Crave We've always loved Boxee, but what it's lacked is some dedicated hardware to make it simple for us to have in our home cinema -- that's changed with the announcement of the Boxee Box
Head of BBC HD says 'reducing bit rate has no impact on picture quality'
Crave In an extraordinary interview with Points of View, the head of BBC HD says there's no evidence that reducing the bit rate has a negative impact on picture quality. Sadly, science disagrees
Smart phone OS showdown: iPhone vs Android vs Palm Pre
Photo Hardware's one thing, but the most important part of a smart phone is the operating system running the show, so we compared what powers the iPhone, the HTC Hero and the Palm Pre
BBC banned from using DRM on Freeview HD
Crave The BBC proposed a form of DRM on its HD service some time ago, and was roundly criticised for the move. Now it appears Ofcom isn't up for any copy protection either
